Decalogue VII (1988)

Original title

Dekalog, siedem

Directed by

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, Poland

Runtime

55 min

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 142 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Ayoung woman takes her own child, who has been raised by her parents as her sister. She tries to reclaim the role of mother.

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What happens

Dekalog: Seven (Polish: Dekalog, siedem) is the seventh part of Dekalog, the drama series of films directed by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski for television, connected to the seventh imperative of the Ten Commandments: "Thou shalt not steal". A young woman (Maja Barelkowska) abducts her own child, who has been raised by her parents as her sister. The ten-part Dekalog series was exhibited in its entirety at the 46th Venice International Film Festival in September 1989, in the Special Events section. Dekalog: Seven premiered on Polish Television on 15 June 1990. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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